Management Studio includes the functions of SQL Server 2000 Enterprise Manager, Analysis Manager, and SQL Query Analyzer in one tool, along with the ability to write MDX, XMLA, and XML statements.

SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) is the principal interface for working with Microsoft SQL Server. However, many subtleties of this powerful tool evade even the most seasoned professionals.

In November, Microsoft released version 18.4 for the SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS), introducing some key features such as support for materialized view scripts in SQL Data Warehouse.

The exact steps for doing that are provided in a tutorial. The other new feature, XEvent Profiler, can display a live target view of Extended Events, the general event-handling system for server ...

Sometimes you become the accidental DBA, or you are the DBA by choice. Either way, you can choose to spend time working in SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) to look at things such as backups or the ...

Redmond Review SQL Server Data Tools: a Model Toolset Using SSDT means we don't just shout orders at the database; instead, we plan what we're going to say. By Andrew J. Brust 12/01/2011 For almost 13 ...